Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020: Letter Report

Starting In 1990, The Department Of Health And Human Services (hhs) Has Issued A National Agenda Aimed At Improving The Health Of All Americans Over The 10-year Span. At The Request Of Hhs, The Iom Identified A Set Of Leading Health Indicators That Could Be Used By Healthy People 2020 And Developed A Conceptual Framework Within Which The Topics, Indicators, And Objectives Would Be Developed Or Selected. Healthy People 2020 -- Recommendations -- Committee Process -- Principles And Purpose -- Framework For Selecting Indicators And Objectives -- Objectives -- Topics And Indicators -- Importance Of Objectives -- Suggestions For Unpopulated Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas -- Conclusion -- References -- Health Reform Crosswalk -- 24 Selected Objectives With Subobjectives. Committee On Leading Health Indicators For Healthy People 2020, Board On Population Health And Public Health Practice, Institute Of Medicine Of The National Acdemies. Includes Bibliographical References.